Sj I am sorry you are dealing with unreasonable family.

I don't have to leave for work for awhile but I'm ready to go now. Matthew and his mom are getting on each other's nerves and it's getting on mine. Her anxiety is messing with her so she is asking lots of questions looking for reassurance ad fretting about things. This annoys Matthew (because most of it is directed at him and his mom just bursts stuff out because "I'll forget if I don't say it and I have to say it or I'll forget". I am using my sound canceling ear muffs so I don't have to listen to the parade on tv and the multiple phone calls she is making on speaker phone .

Inspired by Sophia and my mom and there gettinf rid of clutter I bagged up a bunch of yarn I have that I don't like and so I don't crochet with it, but then I feel bad because I bought it so I should use it up and I decided to just get rid of it. I also culled out a bunch of books the other day.

That cacophony would drive me crazy, too, Askye. I loathe the TV sound being on when I'm not deliberately paying attention to a show. I'd be tempted to put it on mute every time she gets on a call, at least. Plus, for god's sake, during commercials. I'm thankful that tv being on is not part of my family's Thanksgiving (and that a friend posted video of the Morgan State band in the Macy's parade so I could see that).

Happy Thanksgiving for all who celebrate, and happy Thursday for those who don't. I'm slowly getting over being sick. Today I walked the cat for the first time since Sunday. He's happier and the fresh air did me good. It feels odd to not be making a T-day feast, but I just don't have the spoons. Eggs for lunch, the dog show, and then a nap, I think.

No pie making here. JZ is making spanakopita.

We'll be going to her dad's house today for Thanksgiving, and I will cook a separate one for us on Friday.

I've already made the vegetarian mushroom gravy that I was requested to bring. It's really good! (and vegan actually)

We have to take BART to the East Bay where Emmett will pick us up and drive us to FiL's house. Do Thanksgiving there with the extended family (all JZ's sibs and kids are in town, plus her mom). Then Emmett will drive us back to SF and spend the night with us and we'll do it again tomorrow.

I'm excited about the menu we're putting together for tomorrow. We'll have turkey, salmon and roast beef on the table (smaller critters, but stuff that everybody can eat and like). Brussels sprouts with pomegranate molasses/sherry vinegar glaze. Mushroom stew in puff pastries. A small salad with endive and pears.

Trying to have less starch on the table (which is hard with mashed potatoes, stuffing and mac and cheese), more protein and greens.

EM is bringing over the homemade pies and I get a cherry pie this year, which is my favorite.

taking phone calls in a rom with the tv on is one of my giant peeves. Mute exists and so do cordless/mobile phones - use technology to be considerate.

I hope work is not too bad, askye. I am sorry you have to work at all today. And good for getting rid of clutter.

Askye- I dealt with the guilt thing of getting rid of usable stuff by thinking about how happy the stuff might be with someone else. I was also frantic and just threw usable stuff out, and that was OK too.

Also, do you maybe have a coworker who loves loud chaos? When I worked retail, there was one woman who liked to fold and organize in the next department over, and we would sort of trade off- she would fold and organize my area, and I would deal with her chaotic customers. I am not sure if stores are staffed enough to allow this now

SJ- I hope you have an asthma attack free day!

JZ- my perfect manager really appreciate my grateful post on Facebook? We are doing all sorts of machinations right now to keep me at the higher pay grade, but get me back reporting you her instead of dotted line getting my work from her. For me the thing that matters in work happiness isn't so much the work, it is the boss. So that is to say a note, or a note shared with her bosses might be very nice.

Timelies all!

Happy Thanksgiving, US buffistas!

Happy Ritual Sacrifice With Pie Day, Sheryl!

Happy Thanksgiving! I slept in, brought some cookies I baked last night to my neighbor and chatted with her a bit and checked out her house--she's the mirror image of my place, but I hadn't been in to see how she had arranged it (which blew my mind how different it looked even though in a lot of ways we have a similar setup/stuff). Then I boxed up the brownies I had made, the pie is in the fridge, and I baked the rest of the cookie dough (still can't figure out why it's not like it should be, but it still tastes fine--too much brown sugar maybe? Or something?). Now chilling a bit with some marzipan stollen from TJ's, and then to shower, assemble green bean casserole, and head to my friend's house!

Yes. Happy Thanksgiving!

I still can't quite get used to it being this late. I go to Maria's and it starts at 3. My family eats Thanksgiving at noon!